Asleep In Transit’s second EP, Kaleidoscope, sees them carrying on the beacon that contains the words we’ve come to know so well when it comes to indie-pop: Sweet, young and optimistic. American accents aside (yeah I know), there is something inherently honest about this 5-piece from Durban. The overall result of which is either one Read More »
To sum up this album in short phrases; Tame Impala have created an emulsion of contemporary tech sound and production that is proggy and psychedelic without emulating 60′s and 70′s bands. There is a lot of cool stuff about the sound direction they’ve taken since their previous album, Innerspeaker, but most noticeably is how they’ve Read More »
Returning with a new album after three solid years of touring off the back of the fantastic success of their debut, Happiness in 2010, Exile sees the Manchester duo of Theo Hutchcraft and synth player/ instrumentalist Adam Anderson in prime form. The darker side of the spectrum still guides their work, but there is a Read More »
When the word ‘supergroup’ gets mentioned, it’s almost never a good thing. The inevitable hype of a group of revered musos collaborating is promptly replaced by disappointment when the sum of its parts doesn’t add up. So when Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and longtime producer Nigel Godrich, along with Chili Pepper’s Flea, Joey Waronker (REM/Beck) and Read More »
As the saying goes, don’t fix what isn’t broken. After the release of Sign No More saw Mumford & Sons explode into megastars, selling millions and embarking on sold out live shows closely resembling religious gatherings, there wasn’t much to consider with the follow-up, Babel. More of the same is the order of the day, Read More »
The rock scene is strange at the moment. While the tunes from the seventies, eighties and early nineties were filled with sexiness and debauchery, the current climate of rock ‘n’ roll seems more like it’s suited for World of Warcraft virgins than anything else. So, maybe what What Now is doing might sound dated to Read More »
Welsh rock ‘n rollers are back with their first album since their drummer’s untimely death in a hotel room – yes, having choked on his own vomit. It’s a cliché that comes with the territory but no matter because Graffiti On The Train, the title of the new album, is an acclaimed piece of work Read More »
This is HEAVY retro. Never one to stray too far from Folk, or his brand of delightfully scruffy Country Rock (the occasional, wild about-turns aside), 2012′s Psychedelic Pill sounds like a rather magnificent time capsule, complete with volume fading in/fading out effects. In fact I was kinda convinced this album was just a shining unreleased Read More »
Ten years can seem like a long time, longer than most musicians’ entire careers. So it’s no wonder that the hype and collective clamour for the first Bowie album since 2003’s Reality has been overwhelming, to say the least. It’s his first number-one album in 20 years and so far, the fastest selling album of Read More »
It’s infrequent when, in today’s hyper-kaleidoscopic (musical) world, one encounters singer-songwriters who relish in wordplay, and poetic resonance. Passenger, Mike Rosenberg’s artist pseudonym, is ostensibly this singer/ songwriter’s relishing in the extra expanse of sensual and cranial detail afforded a passenger during meandering road trips. You’re not determining when and where to slow down or Read More »
By their 13th release, especially as what might be termed a niche band, stylistically, one almost expects the expected, the well-trodden. Hell, the dull. But on Delta Machine the band sounds cool and confident, Gahan’s voice effortlessly robust. While fans would never complain of deep shadow in Depeche Mode’s work, many critics felt their 21st Read More »
